Harry Walker Photographs, 1910s-1940s
Keeland acquired through his wife a collection of photographic negatives owned by Harry Walker (1894-1971), husband of Carrie Scott Walker (1895-1981), Mrs. Keeland’s aunt. The negatives cover the period from the turn of the twentieth century to the 1940s and record Walker’s life growing up in Beaumont, Texas, and his adult life after his move to Houston in the late 1910s. Walker was apparently the photographer on most of the negatives. Although most of the subjects are unidentified, the pictures provide an important view of domestic life and dress during that era. Of interest are photographs of Walker’s home at 1914 Bissonnet, Houston, with views of the area that includes Poe Elementary School when the neighborhood was new in 1929. Historical views of Houston from the 1920s include Rice Institute, Hermann Hospital, the Houston Ship Channel, and the San Jacinto Trust Company, his employer. There are also historic images of pioneer aviatrix Katherine Stinson flying a Wright Brothers biplane about 1915. The names of the folders and the filing system are Walker’s, except that the Rice, Hermann, and Stinson photographs have been moved to separate folders. Another folder includes several photographs of downtown Houston in the snow, about 1925, with views of Union Station and nearby buildings.
Dates
- 1910s-1940s
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 25.00 linear feet
Creator
- From the Collection: Keeland, Burdette (Person)
- Small cliff near body of water
- Close up of a small girl
- Snow White themed cake
- Trees line a lake shoreline
- Man posing gun and wooden ducks
- "Ya Gotta Make Calls If Ya Wanta Get Results" Flier
- Water-eroded piece of land
- Goat standing on hind legs
- Tall brick structure
- A car parked in front of a house and windmill
- Group of people sitting in front of McDonald Observatory
- Snow-covered mountain behind trees
- Sign with information on Summit of Mount Locke
- Group posing at Summit of Mount Locke
- Aerial view of a varied landscape
- Woman standing in snow
- Justice of the Peace building
- Boats out on a body of water
- A row of cabins surrounded by trees
- Girl on pedal car
- Group of people in front of well
- Two people fishing
- People at rocky shoreline
- Group of people in front of a concrete structure
- Boy in pedal car
- Landscape with trees and mountains
Repository Details
Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750